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LITERARY REVIEW. The MNEIS of Translated by CuAlu s §rnmoNs D.h. OfJesus.-Cellege, Oxford, 4to. Velle viattlit, et in mediis conatibus sage SuCcitlitntiS ; VON LI\GL'A VALET. R. HUNTER, St. Paul's Church-yard; and J. PORTER, Pall• Mali. We fc - el -- great Pleasure in learning that this depiertment of our Journal has brought the Lite ffrrodUrtions of this .Country into a consider able degree •of notice, not'-only throughout the United' giu s gdom, but on the continent ; in Pa ris particularly, where, we _are again assured, TH F. SUN is much in 'request. It seems that our frequent notice of this admirable translation of so great a Work as THE ANEIS has especially attracted the attention of learned and critical Readers, and therefore we shall proceed with no 'ordinary degree of pleasure, encouraged by the idea that we have been ) in some degree, an humble instrument In aiding the celebrity of a translation so honourable to the learning, the taste, and the poetical spirit of our erudite and ingenious Countrynl an. In our paralltls from the- two translations of this Poem, which have been the subjects_ of our regard, we have now advanced to the eleventh book, where we find ourselves in the midst of beauties, and with the Materials of fine extracts on whatever side we t urn . Th e lamentation of EV.NDEH, over the body of his heroic son, is passage %%Melt has always been highly celebrated and the speeches of DRANCES, of MENUS, and of VENULUS, are, each of them, admirable com positions, which would ornament our columns, and would bring the older and the more recent Translator into very fair and striking opposition. Beu we have not room for any long citation and having already, iu the speech of VENUS, from the last book, indulged -one Readers with one of VIRGIL'S Most finished orations, we shall now content ourselves with submitting to them a short piece of -description,-- , that of Thrums arming himself for the battle when the Latinn Council is interrupted by the advance of time enemy. We select this passage, for our Extract, as it includes the fine simile of the horse, which, drawn origi nally by VIRGIL from the page of HOMER, has been transplanted by TASSO into his immortal epic. Our citation will begin at 1-486 of the original. " Cingitur ipse Arens certatinz iR prcelia Timms," &c. ' Now TtraNtis arms for figbt ! his back and breast AVell temper'd steel and scaly brass invest. •The cuishes, which his bra limy thighs infuld, Are mingled metal damask'd o'er with gold. His faithful falchion sits upon bis side ; • - Nor casque not crest his manly features hide; But bare to view, amid surrounding friends, With godlike grace, he from the tower descends. Ex/siting in his strength, he :ems to dare ab , entrival, and to promise war. I• i reed from his keepers, tips, with broken reins, The wanton courser prances o'er the plains: Or in the pride of youth n'erleaps the mounds; And snuffs the females in forbidden grounds : Or seeks his watering in the well-known Hood ; To (Wench his thirst, and cool his fiery blood. He swims l►e.ruriant in the liquid plain And o'er his shoulder flows his waving mane. 1:e neighs, he snorts, he bears his head on high • his ample chest the frothy waters fly.' Davnex. In the first of the lines which we have marked with Italics, a plural verb is governed by a sin• gular noun, and false grammar is made subser vient to the purposes of rhyme : in (he second, a weak assertion forms a disappointing conclusion of the sentence ; and in the two last, the verses, which have much merit, belong altogether to the Tral/Slator. 4 TtlitßUS himself, With all his soul on fire, Arrays his mighty limbs in war's attire. The scaly cuirass roughens on his breast His sinewy legs in greaves of gold are drest ; Nor yet the helmet on his brow was tied : ' But the broad falchion glitters at his side. All gold he flames; and, rushing fiercely down From the high fortress, flashes thrgugh the town. His strong heart labours with life's torrent flow; And his proud hope's prevention routs the foe, So the freed courser, bursting from the rein, Joys in the full dominion of the plain ; Seeks his old pastures; or, with furious speed, Flies to his females in the distant mead : Or to the river springs with boiling blood; And bathes his ardors in the accustons'd flood, His crest exults in air . buunds. he ne:o.f.: His rich mane proudly flaunts, and o'er his shoulder plays.' SYMMONS. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Cammtmoß, JUNE 11.—The following Gentle men were yesterday admitted to the under-men tinned Degrees : BACHELORS IN bIVINITY. Rev. Wen. Henry Parry, Fellow of St. John's College. Rev. Robert Jefferson, Fellow of Sidney Collrge. Rev. T. S. linghes, Fellow of Emmanuel College. Rev. Charles James Blomdeld, Trinity College. MASTERS or ARTS. Joseph Garrow, of St. John's College. Richard Alexander Tucker, of Jesus College. BACHELORS IN CIVIL LAW. Rev. S. F. Statham, of Sidney College. George Tyrwhitt Drake, of Jesus College. BACHELORS OF ARTS. James Coyte, of Ca!us College. The Chancellor's gold medal for the best Eng lish Ode was on Monday last adjudged to CHARLES EDWARD LONG, Esq. of Trinity College.— Subject, Imperial and Papal Rome., A strong detachm'ent of the Coldstream Guards is now on ditty at Deptford, and another detach ment of the same Regiment is performing duty in the I.Yuch-yard at Woolwich, - MR. WAITHNIAN'S tLECTION. Yesterday a number of the Friends of Mr. , WAirnmAN met .at IV London Tavern, for the purrose of - considering and -artopting the most ef tectual means of securing hit)irturn as One of the Representatives for London' at the appl•oathibg Elt Ct i e 01). Mr. Alderman Cronottistrstts was unanitnOtisly,.., called to the-eft - kir,- aid iolAlteSsed Ne Mettirii• its .. f r c ' tr ns which ilec" ri t 'l l i t . e lY y i :v n t P •r r e ess a i s %' s e e ' m ex d rp e i d a , in a i n n t g l j e i x fe hot i i e n c g i every man in his circle to use all the exert ions-in his power in ensure the election of a - man so highly deserving of their Choice as his worthy Friend, Mr. ‘Vaithman. Por a series of years, from his youth upward, indeed, this truly public spirited individual had struggled, without remis sion, to maintain the rights, to reduce the bur . diens, and to ameliorate the condition of his countrymen. Mr. Waithman hart therefore earned that reward, and deserved that confidence, which his fellow-citizens were now, he had no doubt, determined to confer upon him. But while by Such a proceeding they would perform their - dory, they would also best consult their interest ; for it wa s through the return of such men only they could hope to regain the liberty they hart lost, or to retain even that which remained, or to repair those financial embarrassments which imprOvident Ministers had occasioned. Mr. FAvELL proposed a set of Resolutions, ex pressive of the course of proceeding which Tit was expedient to take for the purpose of securing Mr. Waitlonan. - . These Resolutions, being seconded, were carried with acelamations of unanimity. . - : : Mr D. JONES said that he was a Liveryman, but not a party man. He could not refrain from expressing his cordial concurrence with the.tennr and object of the Resolutions which had just been adopted. To this concurrence he was the more disposed, because from the stability and strength of Mr. NVaithman's mind, as well as from the respect and regard which he had always ma. nifested for the good opinion of his fellow-citi tens, be could entertain no doubt that his , fittore conduct would correspond with the character which he had already established. Mr. WISHART, after some observations on the ancient mode of electing Members, and on the causes and consequences of the deviation from that mode, and after staling tLe evils Which- bad arisen from the .enormous expenses of•eleetions to candidates, proposed two resolutidni-expres sive of the propriety of returning ni:initte.rs,free o f all expense, unfettered and iminctinibeted4444 of their' determination to contributi''fOrzpaying the expenses of Mr. ‘Vaithmait's elettiont.:Ale. had to mention an instance for their entourage meta. At Bristol there bad been 300 L contri buted more than had been required for defraying the expense's of Sir Samuel Romilly's canvass. That sum had now been handed over : to-the Westf! minster Committee. In like manner 'the surplui of their contributions would be reserved for Zr.A %Vaithman's next election. Mr. OLDHAM, on the part of Mr. 'Waithman's CoMmittee, begged •it to Jie understoOd that the motion just submitted to the meeting originated solely from the worthy mover, and not from any communication with that Committee,ieollectivell or individually. `They could not, `however, fee themselves warranted in dissenting from a propo sition so liberally brought forward. The motion was then adopted, and the' business of the day being concluded, • Mr.lVAlTummq came forward to return thanks. He said, that he bad always Aerve enough to meet any attack from his foes, but he must, on this oc casion, declare himself overpowered by the kindness of his friends. The contest in which they were engaged was arduous indeed, because they were, as every one who heard him must be aware, call ed upon to struggle _against a tide of corrupt in linence, with an accumulation of artful manctu vering. But he confidently relied upon the pt tainment of victory . , when aided by the spirit, firmness, and Simultaneons , exertion of such a Meeting as he bad then the honour to address.— With regard to the right of Constituents to in struct their Representative, and the ditty of the latter to conform to such instruction, be would t:ot push that or any other doctrine too far; but shotdd he b e h onou r e d %vitt' the high distinction to which he was encouraged to aspire, be would be always ready to bow to the opinion of his Con stituents when fully expressed and unequivocally. ' ascertained. He was astonished to see some men' address their Constituents, and claim their eitfi- deuce, on the ground of their accesSibiliiy on all occasions, and their inclination to nutend to the public Wishes. What, that men who are dele gated to perform a certain dvity shall boaSt of it as a peculiar met it, forsooth, that they can be ap proached by those who grant the delegation! Hut who are the men who make this boast ? Why, the , very persons who not long since, in the face of their Constituents, explicitly rejected the in structious which were tendered to iheni, asserting their own individual orinions against the senti ments of their Constituents, most .unequivocally expressed. Yet they bad now the confidence to vaunt of personal accessibility, and to claim public confidence. The Gentletnan concluded with earnestly exhorting his friends to give their early attendance. at the hustings, as so much would depend upon the early appearance of their. strength on the poll, and the influence 'which would nat orally attach to it. The Gentlemen present then proceeded in dif• ferent directions, to constitute Committees in the several Wards. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. Yesterday a Meeting of the friends of Major CARTWRIGHT was held at th i e Crown and Anchor Tavern, for the purpose of considering on, and adopting the best means to secure the return of the Major as a successor to Lord COCHRNNS to represent the City of Westminster in Parliament. Mr. CLARkH, having been unanimouslycalled to the Chair, first explained the object of the Meet ing, and then proceeded to say it was no ordi nary man they should clime to take the place Lord Cochrane had resigned—and no,ordinary claims did the venerable Major possess, In him they had the We received this morning the Paris Papers of Tuesday last. The French Funds continue rising, with a rapid, but apparently, steady course. The 5 per cents, on Monday left off at 73 f. 25 c. hav ing been 15 c. higher in the course of the day and the deferred stock was at 84 f. 65 c. The following are extracts " PARIS, JUNE 9.—The Duke of Wellington visited Monsieur (Count d'Artois) yesterday. " Madame (the Duchess d'Angouleme) arrived at Vichy on the 4th instant, where her Royal Highness was received with every mark of respect and attention. ." The Princess Souwarow has arrived at Lau sanne With her family and suite. " Two of the persons arrested a short time since at Lyons, on a charge of making and dis tributing (in concert with others) small busts of Buouaparte, namely, Legros, jun. a gilder, and Ilsileydier, a fOunder,have been tried and cot:Meted by the Correctional Tribunal of Lyons, and sen tenced to three months' imprisonment, a fine of 50'francs, and to pay the costs of the proceedings. In the night of the 17th inst. a considerable mass from Blusberg, on the eastern side of the Danube, 'near Durbac, was suddenly detached, and in its fall overwhelmed three houses. Two persons, a new married couple, were killed. t'llte Duke of .Wellington .-dined on Sunday ' firm; thejOng.tried, the unalterable friend of the rights of the people—the first supporter of the principle of universal suffrage and annual elec- - tions. Ile was surprised there should exist any difference of opinion as to his.superior fitness over any other of the Gentlemen mentioned as Condi dates. Qt Sir Murray Maxwell they knew no ' thing, but that hl4-swas a gallant seaman. Of Mr,, p.‘lcinnair,il lie knew nothing except t t y , report. unilvitilqrs . ,,to be pos§essed ofspule,Palent and great integrity—but coMpared • with' Major Cartwright his pretensions vanished ; they were not to be named on the same day. The one was known since the other day, the other •for half a century. The only objection he had heard urged against the Major was, that he was an old wan— in other words, that he had served the people a long series of years. And wa3 be therefore to be postponed to a man only promising to serve them ? It betrayed cruelty to insist on length of days as an argument against their aged advocate. No suggestion was more miserable and Lase.— Fie sh ould conclude by thanking the M eet i ng f or the attention with - which they had heard him, and expressing a sincere hope that they should be successful in returning the faithful, upright, in dependent servant of the peGple—honest old John Cartwright. • Mr. P. IVALKER said he should avoid touching on the topics so well handled by the worthy Chair man. Persons assumed Mr. D. Kinnaird was the personal friend of Sir F. Burdett, forgetting that Major Cartwright was also. In sending the Ma-• jor into Parliament, they would send Reform per sonified. He could state as a fact, that the Ithjor went yesterday to the House of Commons with four hundred petitions; that he applied to several. Memberi, but could not prevail. on any of them to present thera—having previously written to many in vain. Mr. WALKER then read and proposed ©series o Resolutions. Mr. Wool.Ett seconded the Resolutions. He observed, that the cause of Reform, now so fa shionable, owed its rise and growth to Major Cartwright, who, to promote it, had made a sa crifice of ease, and security, and self-interest, He knew that Mr. D. Kinnaird had, for the space of the last two months, been engaged in a purchase for a Borough, and such progress had he made, that should he be returned for Westminster, it would be necessary for him to dispose of the Bo rough. Sir Samuel Romilly was also sure of a seat in another place. Mr. BOWIE said, that Mr. Hobhonse, Sir G. Coekburn r and Lord Ebrington, had been Inca tioned as candidates, besides the gentlemen they had already heard of. He believed that Mr. D. Kinnaird had been nominated under the erroneous idea that Sir F. Burdett would support him, where as he had promised to support Major Cartwright. Mr. PITT then said a few words, atter which the Resolutions were put and carried. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, for his proper conduct in the Chair, and the Meeting dis persed. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are much obliged to our Country Friends for their infor— mation respecting the several' Candidates, and hope they will continue their Communications, as we wish to make our Paper the CrizEr, DEPOT of ELECTION INTELLIGENCE throughout the United Kingdom. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last A',:ght. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LAN. —Nu PerfoTRIRTICe. THEATRP. ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.--Sh e Stoops to Con quer. After which, Teasing Made Easy. Artatvso-1 Dublin, 1 Watkitford, t Guernsey and Jersey, I Holland, 1 Liibon. Due-1 Dubin, 1 Waterford, 1 Malta, PRICE 0 STOCKS THIS PAY AT 1" Bank 5t0ek....279i 280 2794 3 per Cent. Med. ..784-0 Si per Cent. 4 per Cents, ...... 97 Bank L. Ann..... sn iGthsi Imperial 3 per Cent. Ann. 774 ELV o'C I.OCK. India 80nd5.... 9ls. pr. Exch. Bills, 2d...17s 20s. prs Ditto, 21(1.. l9s 20s. pr. 011Ini LIIII. . .. . . Cons. for Account 79ii HIGH WATER AT LONDON MUDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, minutes after 9. I Evening, 40 minutes after 9. THE SUN. SOLENI (LUIS DICERE fA1.51.131 AIT IMAT ? LONDON, Mall', JUNE 12, 1818. with the Austtian Ambassador. ills Grac e si s e l, said, will set out again abut the end o f this roil " BERLIN, MAY 26.—The King of F t il travels in Russia under the title of the Cc Aill .., Riippin. . ' i " Maui, MAY 30.--The. ....,A&Cliffilke , 111 P ; figli - • A:icerr)Y --of .the LQO4OIO-Veßitiank 4". - 3 og , Made f iis Sulernri - entry into Milan otl the " Isis Impetiial Highness, on the 16th ' a visit to his niece, the Duchess of of ! " TWo English ships of war, afriP"' l- e i corvette, entered the Roads of Algier s On t ong inst., to support the remonstrances of ° lir ° f tif who for a lung time had complai ned O fi'd sequestration and pillage of the cargo a 8 w ill rete montese merchant vessel. The new PtY P f that he was not respon s ible • f o r, the aC ES a ° pdi j predecessor ; but in the end he yieitled,-311 e ol the sum claimed, promisi n g a lso to r elt()1 vessel with a suitable indemnification.. 7 " The plague continues its raveges: at :'‘l o The Dey has lust a soi l and a. daughter' 61j.. one of Isis favourites." • stant. ' There has been an attempt to shoo ° tit "- ale was something ungracioua in the Suddef' " d j fror lion of'Parliament. 13ut th oug h it 'r3° % D i3 o ll f t was not unexpected, and, indeed, it Co d % S i have been sudden,. for the i n tention W s i i,oo l known in the Ministerial circles, a 11.(1 ' : d o t° arrogating any superior sources o f kric' c ' - 10 (4 ourselves, we can confidently s a y lb° v sort' previously apprized o f t h e p ro j e cted 4° 1; 0 0 41' Besides the very circ um s tance o f it s bei li g a lls l in the' Ministerial circles i s sufficietrg± given to it publicity with Oppos itie : there must unavoid a bly b e wea k non Ist: sides, who would be p rou d o f shewing ; secret was entrusted to them, and ‘ vilci bib V prove themselves unworthy of confiden ce p oi° t. traying it. But what m o ti ve cou ld the d tb REGENT have for having " &WW if late Parliament in person as a mark ilf it . ' o tt ei • dignatioti or dissatisfaction ?" " Indig" ) l dissatisfaction" for what ?—Certainly r l(4 giv the House of Commons as a Body, for it tl r of the most firm, upri g ht, independeutf 11 0 for triotic that ever existed, Still l ess can I t o ifd posed that his -R o y a l Hi g h ness would °3B e fo l ' such a feeling • tOwards Opposition, wh ° 1111 : f 11 ficiently degraded th emse l ves i n t he eYel People, and who wo u ld b e exa l te d by sul to but contempt, for their continual en de9l :4 thwart all Measures tending to the ativo° lss :, It Empire, and who at l as t, by t h e i r re sist: lo ' i " ALIEN ACT, evidently wanted t o render ` e for the dregs and poll ut i on o f ever y dik erc° :a d j No—the PRINCE R EGENT f e l t f or his 0 % /1/ ect fr character, and wished t o man if e st his r esP t ut the People at large. Hence lie eonforn' e a o ed usage of his exalted fu nc ti on , and de :4o 4 li proper, in his own Person, to consign the People the important privilege °I c o tat their Representatives, and of bending new Parliament; r' German Papers have come to !Jeri r' C ot 11 tide from Liege, dated May 31, says- --“ •: 1 I cE ; mercial house of this city h as j u st recei ve die ter from Port-au•Prince, in Sr. Domiql ° ol l o o l4 the 9th of April, which states, that ' C ani Ar oc li° AURY, after having been expelled fro ill 0 00 ° Island, has made a landing upon the 1 :1 0 0' / of Santana, in the Spanish part of that 10111: He is endeavoming to procure arms s l ' (- 0 4 / Ir r i nition, and seems disposed to attemp t ' 1 c , co ri ts main upon the town of St. Dotningo , trite of the Spanish part of the Island." cit e THE QUEEN.-Her m u • '4( st y ' jesty Wag •- e adfter her airing on Wednesday . evening; p os te of ay, the answer to the inquiries after 1 : 1- it ,Ol v it HER MAJESTY was, " the Q UE EN lias good night, and is much better to J a Y : i e: - " pAL7oRD went out of town on Nifeall eg i: - e . " 4 ; tug, to attend the KING at Windsor Poract MAJESTYHER was so well yesterdsp-P-0 to n visit ;1 ote 1 t e e d QUEEN. necessary S f i Alimt:mr4eL'ituartiltel-Ided QUEENAII yesterda y . Flande rs Mail lies arrive d, the E3Pertlgeiii. which state that the DueofWoLLl-r°"l,Ci' isa t i eriaonsintvlatesi.didktoea take n residence. Bpir buil d at : c a eai l: 3 a .ui. l fid a irolo c et e ml tp, a ai t ti.),nka ß ,Te r i sb t o t . s et. s tp e , vll l s te , vesne f o o : l tiosii - 0 :i j_ 5 1 1:: : :c 45 ;9:! people and the military, in which sev. • g 9 former were wound e d. lifiv," 9 rivet}. York Papers to the 10th of g 9 Yq I c° The Comniertial Advertiser of t he( l:i e ‘: ( tains a Proclarnatio» from his Excellen.7e of ' 4 l Col. EDWARD O'HARA, Governor in"Cdfiloil: .. s _lliid of Sr. Lucie, dated Government o il 1 4; 2 1 1 1th of April, declaring the port oP en Il lf sst d f l st of October for neutral vessels in il ni a l v iti‘ d r Great Britain, laden with lumber and ri - t he:l andof for flour, in French bottoms, ono er r October next, subject to a duty of P ii on valuation. op:e i r p i i : e e c a p i r i r ß u i l k a ls. g e v gt Igi ja i Aml o 3 u a t a le s - - . ert ' : 1 ° sg l ! Duchess of Gtoucarr- ' I tt the Duke an e dinner and and Duchess party last evening' • ell Yesterday the Grand Duke and Suite d1(1 E. and REGENT of r o de ti.,, kii,